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The Affair – Season 1, Episode 1 101

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Noah Solloway escapes the city with his family to an estate on Long Island; waitress Alison Lockhart and her husband struggle to move past a recent tragedy; Noah and Alison meet in a chance encounter.
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Cast & Crew

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Dominic West

Noah

Ruth Wilson

Alison

Maura Tierney

Helen

Joshua Jackson

Cole

Julia Goldani Telles

Whitney Solloway

Jake Siciliano

Martin Solloway
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Vinnie Mancuso Observer 10/12/2015
Taken just as two different versions of the one story, The Affair would be intriguing, but the show adds a third layer to all this. Go to Full Review Sara Vilkomerson Entertainment Weekly 10/12/2015
Everything to do with Noah's in-laws was so sort-of-awful it was wonderful. Go to Full Review Scott Neumyer Wall Street Journal 10/06/2015
It's fitting, then, that the first glimpse we get of the main character (played to perfection by Dominic West) is of him swimming... His perfect form emulates nearly everything that he's going to tell us during the first half of the premiere episode. Go to Full Review Tom Fitzgerald and Lorenzo Marquez Tom & Lorenzo 06/08/2018
As much as we'd like to let the story wash over us and let us be passive viewers, that's clearly not the intent. You have to be engaged with this story in order for it to work for you. Go to Full Review David Griffin Screen Rant 10/09/2015
The Affair clings to that old trope until half-way through, when the narrative switches perspectives to the female point of view. This is where the story gets interesting. Go to Full Review Kristi Turnquist Oregonian 10/06/2015
With only one, tantalizing episode to go on, it's perhaps too soon to know if The Affair will live up to the promise shown in the pilot. But the first episode is intriguing and unsettling enough to inspire confidence. Go to Full Review Read all reviews

Episode Info

Synopsis Noah Solloway escapes the city with his family to an estate on Long Island; waitress Alison Lockhart and her husband struggle to move past a recent tragedy; Noah and Alison meet in a chance encounter.
Director
Jeffrey Reiner, Mark Mylod
Executive Producer
Hagai Levi, Sarah Treem, Eric Ellis Overmyer
Network
Paramount+ with Showtime
Rating
TV-MA
Genre
Drama
Original Language
English
Release Date
Oct 12, 2014